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Medicine and Culture: Revised Edition

by Lynn Payer

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A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom.

Synopsis:

A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom. The United States, England, Germany, and France have equivalent life expectancy rates, yet medical treatment differs enormously from country to country. A new foreword by the author examines the trend toward evidence-based medicine and addresses the substantial changes in medical culture since 1988, including the proliferation of alternative medicine and the changing face of medicine in the European Community since the fall of Communism.

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About the Author

Lynn Payer, a former editor for the New York Times Good Health magazine, writes extensively about medical issues for doctors as well as for the general public. She lives in New York City.

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ISBN:

9780805048032

Foreword:

White, Kerr L.

Author:

White, Kerr L.

Foreword by:

White, Kerr L.

Foreword:

White, Kerr L.

Author:

Payer, Lynn

Publisher:

Holt McDougal

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Health Care Delivery

Subject:

History

Subject:

Sociology - General

Subject:

Sociology

Subject:

Sociology, anthropology and archaeology

Subject:

Physician and patient

Subject:

Social medicine

Subject:

Physician and patient -- United States.

Subject:

General Social Science

Subject:

Social medicine -- United States.

Subject:

General Health & Fitness

Subject:

General

Subject:

Health and Medicine-History of Medicine

Subject:

Health Care Issues

Subject:

Disease & Health Issues

Edition Number:

First Owl Book ed.

Edition Description:

Trade Paperback

Series Volume:

122

Publication Date:

19961131

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

8.26 x 5.74 x 0.545 in

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Product details 224 pages Owl Books (NY) - 1996-11-00 English 9780805048032 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom. The United States, England, Germany, and France have equivalent life expectancy rates, yet medical treatment differs enormously from country to country. A new foreword by the author examines the trend toward evidence-based medicine and addresses the substantial changes in medical culture since 1988, including the proliferation of alternative medicine and the changing face of medicine in the European Community since the fall of Communism.